I have posted before about how much I believe in ChicaLogic Products. I was first “befriended” by them back in October 2009. I have had the opporunity to test and review their 2 products, ChicaPC-Fix and ChicaPC-Shield on several occasions. Both have saved one of my computers more than once. So, when ChicaLogic approached me… Continue Reading
The Windows Experience Index Explained
As a total computer geek I like to use computers that are powerful. There are many different factors that go into making your computer efficient - the processor speed, the amount of RAM (memory), and the hard drive speed to name a few. I do a lot of multitasking so I ...
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Review + Giveaway from UNEEDIT.com
The wireless keyboard and mouse that I had been using with my desktop computer was several years old. It still works, but not as well as it should. It had come to the point that I needed to reposition the large desktop receiver to be very close to the keyboard ...
HP DV6-6c35dx Entertainment PC with Beats by Dr. Dre Laptop Review
When I read the specs of this laptop my first thought was "Wow... now THAT is a powerhouse machine!" And it lives up to my expectations...mostly. The HP dv6 with Beats by Dr. Dre is certainly made to impress. This laptop is very stylish with a 15.6" screen, speaker *bar* ...
Samsung Rugby Smart Smartphone Giveaway from AT&T!
You just read my review of the Samsung Rugby Smart (and maybe watched the video). :) Did you think to yourself "Wow, that is a phone that I need!"? Is your phone outdated? Has it been damaged? Do some functions not work? Is anything taped together? Or do you just ...
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4Category Archives: Geek Stuff
Google + First Impressions
I have been poking around on Google + for the past couple of days. So far, I think I like it. I am a little hesitant to get into yet another social network, but it’s Google! How can you not check it out? As I always say, Google is going to take over the world…. Continue Reading
Guest Post: Google announces NFC Google Wallet
Smartphone giants Google have just announced that they are planning to turn the devices of Android users into wallets, but not everybody is pleased about the news… The latest technological innovation from Google promises to allow users to be able to pay for items with their Android smartphones when they are out shopping; the app… Continue Reading
Google Asked Me How I Use Google Calendar
How could I forget to post about this?? It’s been on the Google site for about 3 weeks! Quite a while ago, I got contacted by someone on the Google Calendar team to be in the first edition of a new site they were putting together, “User Stories”. I answered a simple series of questions about how… Continue Reading
Earn Shopping Rewards with Bing.com
Thank you to BING for sponsoring my writing today. To learn more about BING Shopping Rewards, click here. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. I have a confession. I LOVE to shop. But, in the past few years I have migrated from… Continue Reading
Tips from Avast for Protecting Your Computer + Sony eReader Giveaway
As you know already, I am a huge advocate for computer protection, cleaning, and virus prevention. It is soooo important! Otherwise you can lose very valuable data, photos, and more. So, make taking care of your computer a regular part of your routine. Some think that they need to spend boatloads of money on computer… Continue Reading
ChicaLogic’s Mother’s Day BOGO Deal
I have been talking a lot lately about spring cleaning not only your home, but your PC as well. Well, Mother’s Day is coming up. And I bet your mom probably does not have the newest and fastest state of art computer like you do. If this is true, you can help speed up her… Continue Reading
When Did Vonage Become a ‘Regular’ Phone Company?
Dear Vonage, I used to love you… a lot. I used to tell all my friends about you and talk about how much cheaper you were than Comcast and SBC. But, what happened? When did you become as greedy as the rest of them? What happened to actually being able to save money on your… Continue Reading
Consider BongoUS.com for Your International Shipping Needs
If you run a US business that sells tangible product, international shipping is probably your least favorite part of the process. Heck, even non-business owners usually dread going to the post office or local shipping office for US shipping! And, it is just as frustrating for consumers. As a matter of fact, just the other… Continue Reading
KitchenHub Family Organizer Review
Those who know me, or read one of the many sites that I write for, know that I LOOOOVE my Google Calendar. It keeps me where I need to be, when I need to be there. I will usually argue with someone who tries to convince me to use something else. However, I recently agreed… Continue Reading
Guest Post: Firefox for Android Released
Some would not think that a browser for your phone is all that important. But if you are a geek, you realize that it is. I downloaded Firefox on my Evo a couple of days ago and it’s really nice. I recently switched back to using Firefox on Windows versus Google Chrome to see what… Continue Reading
ChicaPC-Shield Review + Giveaway
The ladies at ChicaLogic have done it again. I posted before about how ChicaPC-Fix saved my laptop by cleaning it up. Well, guess what? I don’t know what I did, but I had to do that again the other day. I think that I must have come across something really bad on the web when… Continue Reading
Google Deactivated My Adsense Account
Yep. A couple of days after Amazon.com Fired Me, I got an email from Google saying that my Adsense account was deactivated for “invalid activity”. I am just writing about it now because I was trying to get some help and waiting to see what happened with my appeal. I had no luck. Here is… Continue Reading
Guest Post: Getting the Best Deal on Home Broadband in the UK
Yes, I have UK readers. Quite a few actually. And just like here in the US, they use broadband internet too. The below article helps our UK friends shuffle through the broadband offerings. It’s a confusing world – saying that you want broadband is not in any ways enough as you need to decide… Continue Reading
BitDefender Wants to Give You a BMW!
Yes, you read that right! BitDefender is doing big things in social media promotions. The latest promotion is a Facebook contest in which you could win fabulous prizes. Prizes include tablet PCs, laptops, smart phones, and more. The grand prize is a BMW 3 series car! I don’t know about you, but I could use… Continue Reading
Amazon.com Just Fired Me
All in one week Governor Quinn has abolished the death penalty, and gotten all us lowly little Amazon.com affiliates fired. Ugh. This is the 2nd “blog income” blow to me this week. You may have seen me tweet about the other. I may post about that soon. Anyway, it’s not like I was making a ton… Continue Reading
Moved to Hostgator + WordPress 3.1 Upgrade
Ok. So this site and 1 other are now fully running on Hostgator. It took a couple of days for the move to complete. This is mostly because of DNS propagation. Yesterday half of the folks that visited littletechgirl.com were seeing the new site. The other half were still being pointed to the old site… Continue Reading
I’m Switching My Webhosting
After about a year and a half on Hostmonster, I am switching over to Hostgator. Why? Well, although it’s been pretty stable over the past couple of months, Hostmonster has gone down quite a bit. I have dealt with DB errors on days when my site got hit hard, and complete outages for several hours…. Continue Reading
Integrating Stuff Buff into LittleTechGirl.com
I had the awesome opportunity to connect with a great company called StuffBuff.com. Stuff Buff allows you to shop for your favorite items from various vendors at great prices. And if you are a blogger, or run a website, it also allows you to integrate the Stuff It button right into your blog posts or sidebar to… Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day: Today is Clean Out Your Computer Day
It’s that time of year again. Today is Clean Out Your Computer Day. What better time to show your computer some love than on Valentine’s Day? Just like last year, System Mechanic wants to help you get your computer running at top speeds. According to System Mechanic, a new study released last week found that, “Nine in… Continue Reading
Increase Your Gmail Storage
I recently wrote a post about how I was cleaning up my Gmail because I was so close to quota. I got a warning that I was 98%. That is a LOT of mail!! That means I was using almost every bit of my 7+ GB that they allow. It turned out that problem was… Continue Reading
ChicaPC-Fix Review + Giveaway
As the New Year approaches and you promise yourself that you are going to do a whole bunch of things that you put off before, I would bet money that at least some of you have “Take better care of my computer” listed. This could include backups, virus protection, spyware checking and more. This should… Continue Reading
Clickbooth CPC Takes On Google AdWords
One of the main ways to make money on your blog is affiliate advertising. For quite a while Google was the main supplier of this type of advertising. Slowly other companies are bursting onto the scene providing ads. Clickbooth is one of these companies. Clickbooth CPC is a new way for publishers to gain affiliate marketing for your… Continue Reading
Join Me for Tech Talk After Dark! First Show This Thursday
Yep, yet another thing on my list. But this is going to be fun! Have you heard of MomTV yet? No? Where have you been. MomTV is a great website where moms like me who think they have something to talk about can do so. It was created by Maria Bailey. So what is Tech… Continue Reading
The Big Gmail Cleanse
My Gmail usage hit a peak this week. And for the first time ever, I got a popup today that said that “You are dangerously close to your quota. Delete some mail or purchase more space.” Or something like that. I should have taken a screen shot, but I was too busy deleting mail. I… Continue Reading
Let Intel Upgrade Your Life
Not too long ago I posted about a unique event that I attended with AMD. Well late last month I had the opportunity to also check out Intel. We have all heard of Intel. There is a huge chance that their name is posted on your desktop or laptop computer somewhere. Not only is being able to… Continue Reading
BitDefender safego application for Facebook
Personal security is an important issue whether locking the doors to your home, relying on your car’s security system to deter intruders, or ensuring you computer’s antivirus protection is up to date. With all of the recent news about Facebook privacy, it is even important to safeguard your social network from prying eyes and e-threats…. Continue Reading
Are You a Chica with Logic?
I like to think that I am! Seriously though, I recently had the pleasure of connecting with Lori Raygoza, creator of Chicalogic, a cool website and service to help you destress your PC. Chicalogic can scan your computer for registry errors, cleaning up remants of programs long gone to make your PC run faster. I recently did… Continue Reading
Blog Maintenance.. Changing to a New Theme
Please excuse the mess for a while! I am switching over to the Genesis theme. It will take some tweaking, etc. as I work out all the parts. Usually I would do these things late at night, but I don’t want to wait. Stay tuned! Most posts should still work, but the sidebar and header… Continue Reading
To Hulu Plus or Not to Hulu Plus, That is the Question
A while ago I was ultra excited to read about the upcoming Hulu Plus and and I quickly signed up to be let into the preview. What I did not realize was that even for just the beta, you have to pay immediately! I mean, I would have kinda expected the beta to be free… Continue Reading